Brendan MacRae wrote:
> This issue is not strictly "generational" IMHO. If it were, the > only digital > cameras one would see would be cheap point and shoots that are marketed > specifically to the younger crowds. We wouldn't have 6+ megapixel > SLR's on > the market because no 19 year old could afford them. A good observation, I can think of someone who has just retired and 'gone' digital. I wonder if these expensive digital cameras will retain their value like film cameras, or as I suspect, they will follow the depreciation of computers. > > Besides, doesn't one hour film developing qualify as instant > access? Sure it > does. And it's been around for 20 years. I don't have easy access to a one hour lab, but your point is well made. This is not an issue for me, as I prefer film, and my lab takes a week door to door. That's fine. > > Digital photography is a fairly new trend, something that younger > people tend > to glom on to much more readily than older people. It's that > simple. I think > the "instant access" label is rather condescending especially when one > considers that much of it is dictated from professional industries (photo > journalism, graphic design, publishing). After all, it is the > folks in these > industries, photo editors and what have you, who are parroting > the old "time > is money" aphorism, right? Besides, there are many young people > out there who > reject digital for the same reasons that some veteran film > shooters do; image > quality vs. price. I think that people tend to be connected to the technology they grow up with, and there are a lot of people who must have the latest cellphone, DVD and or course camera. The advertising media are clever to ensure the right people are seen using it and to create a demand, where there was little or none before. At the end of the day it is a choice. I have a need for a cheap digital camera, but 99% of my photography will be taken on 35mm for the foreseeable future or until so many people have gone digital that film becomes difficult to source. Malcolm - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
